Jeffersontown discussing opportunities for annexation

Meeting will consider how to proceed

6:09 PM,
Mar. 10, 2014

Mayor Bill Dieruf

Written by

Bailey Loosemore
| The Courier-Journal

Years ago, Jeffersontown officials hoped the city's limits would stretch east to the Snyder Freeway. Now, officials are trying to determine if and where the boundaries should extend.

The Jeffersontown legislative committee, made up of Mayor Bill Dieruf and four City Council members, met last week to discuss opportunities to annex commercial, residential and undeveloped properties, and another meeting is set for Thursday.

The city has received requests for annexation from residents and business owners, and Dieruf asked the committee to consider how the city should proceed. Should it ...